Andrey Arshavin, Russia
Arsenal forward apologises after poor performances
Thursday, June 21, 2012
4:51 PM
Andrey Arshavin was disappointed after Russia crashed out of Euro 2012
Arsenal forward Andrey Arshavin has apologised to Russia fans after his country were a shock departure from the Euro 2012 group stages.
Russia started brightly, beating the Czech Republic 4-1 but then drew with co-hosts Poland before crashing out courtesy of a 1-0 defeat to Greece.
“The result we showed disappointed us and, obviously, the fans,” Arshavin told Russian channel 100 TV.
“As the captain, I want to apologize on behalf of myself personally and of the players for the result we showed.”
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